Stephen Sundborg

Stephen V. Sundborg, S.J.
21st President of
Seattle University
Assumed office
July 1997
Personal details
Profession Jesuit priest, theologian
Religion Roman Catholic (Society of Jesus)

Stephen Vincent Sundborg, S.J. (born 1943) is an American Jesuit and theologian. He has served as the 21st President of Seattle University since July 1997.[1][2]

Sundborg was raised in the Territory of Alaska.[1] His father, George W. Sundborg, was one of the writers of the Alaska State Constitution.[3] He entered the Society of Jesus in 1961 and was ordained a Catholic Jesuit priest in 1974 in Seattle.[1] In 1982, Sundborg obtained a doctorate in spirituality from Pontifical Gregorian University.[1][2]

He taught theology at Seattle University from 1982 until 1990, when he was appointed the Provincial of the Northwest Jesuits, a position he held until 1996.[1] Sundborg also served as the rector of the Jesuit community at Seattle University beginning in 1986.[1][2]

In July 1997, Father Sundborg became the 21st President of Seattle University.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Office of the President Stephen V. Sundborg, S.J.". Seattle University. Retrieved 2010-07-31.
  2. 1 2 3 Tong, Collin. "Meet Seattle University's moral compass". Retrieved 10 November 2014.
  3. ↑ "Legacy".


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